Gang-hook-setting machine.



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GANG HOOK SETTING MACHINE.

AEPLICATloN FILED 11111512. 1911.

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GANG HooK SETTING MACHINE. APPLlCATiON FILED )UNE I2, i911.

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GANG HOOK SETTING MACHINE.

IPPIICATIOII FILED IuNE I2,.I91I.

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GANG HOOK SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION fILED IUNE I2. I9I I.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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GANG HOOK SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IUNEIZ. I9 II.

Patented July 21), 191s).

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GANG-HOOK-SETTING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, MM5..

Application led June 12, 1911. -Serial No. 682,578.

To all 'whom z't may concern:

Be it lmown that I, ANDREW RAICHE, of Fairhaven, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gang- Hook-Setting Machines, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to machines for inserting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots and shoes. v

The invention comprises a plurality of hook-sustaining members and an equal number of anvils, whereby a plurality of hooks may be simultaneously inserted and clenched in the work.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide improved means for varying the spacing of the hooks. This is accomplished by mounting the hook-sustaining plates upon individual supportswhichare movable radially toward and from a common center, and by mounting the several anvils in like manner. The positions of the hooksustaining plates and anvils are adjusted by mechanism which moves them simultaneously and equally toward or from the common center about which they are disposed.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for placing lacing hooks in position upon the sustaining plates. The placing of the hooks is effected by a plunger which transfers the'hooks one at a time from the lower end of a raceway to the several plates. The plunger has two movements, one of which is its transfer? ring movement and the other of which is a step-by-step movement about an axis whereby it 1s caused to register successively with the several hook sustaining plates'. The plunger, after transferring a hook from the raceway to the iii-st plate, is turned about its axis so that it will register with the next plate, and is then reciprocated for the purpose of transferring another hook to the next late. ln this Way the loks are placedp upon the several hooksustaining plates in position to be inserted in the work.

Another object of the invention is to operate the setting mechanism and the loading mechanism in such manner as to save time in the operation of the machine. This object is carried out in the following manner: The setting mechanism and loading mechanism are oerated'at di'erent times, each mechanism eing out of operation when the illustrate one form in w is at rest, the several hook-sustaining plates are provided with hooks and the setting lmechanism is in position to insert the hooks in the work. The setting mechanism is set in' operation by a manually controlled clutch. When the setting mechanism has completed its cycle of movements, its clutch isautomatically disconnected and the loading mechanism is automatically set in operation by other clutch mechanism which is controlled by the shaft which drives the setting mechanism. T he work is free to be removed from the machine at the completionof the setting operation, and a new piece of work may be placed in position during the period of time in which the loading mechanism is being operated. The loading mechanism automatically disconnected from the driving means after having completed its cycle of movements, thus leaving the entire machine at rest after having provided the several hook-sustaining plates with hooks in position to be inserted in the work when the setting mechanism is again set in operation. In this embodiment of the invention the setting mechanism and loading mechanism are operated by separate shafts, each having independent clutch mechanism, and the clutch mechanisms are controlled in the following manner. When the shaft for the setting mechanism has completed one revolution, its clutch is automatically disconnected and it causes the setting of the clutch which controls the shaft for driving the loading mechanism. The clutch for the second shaft is automatically disconnected when the shaft has completed one revolution, thus leaving both shafts disconnected-from their sources of power. The advantage of controlling the machine in this manner is that no time is lost while the operator is removing one piece of work and inserting another piece of work, for the period of time for removing and inserting the work is utilized by the loading mechanism in placing the hooks in position to be inserted in the work without delay upon subsequent starting of the machine.

Of the accompanying drawings which ich the present invention may be embodied: Figure -1 represents a left side elevation of the complete machine, the hook reservoir being partly in plates.

section. Fig. 2 represents anelevation of the mechanism for distributingv the hooks one by one to the several hook-sustaining plates. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on the plane indicated by line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 representsa horizontal section of the machine in a plane indicated in Fig. 1 by line 4 4. Fig. 4 represents a section of clutch-controlling mechanism for theloading mechanism. The plane of the section is indicated in Fig. 4 by line a/-a.A Fig. 5 represents an elevation of mechanism for causing the hook-distributing mechanism to register with the several hook-sustaining Fig. 6 represents a top plan view of the hook-sustainin plates, the lower end of the hook race, an the hook-distributing mechanism. Fig. 7 represents a top plan view of portions of the hook race and distributing plunger. Fig. 8 represents a top plan view of a portion of the hook-distributing plunger in the act of carrying a hook. Fig. 9 represents a front elevation of the lower end of the hook race, with a hook in position to be carried forward by the distributing plunger. Fig. 10 represents a View similar to Fig. 9, showing the distributing plunger in cross section closing the lower end of the hook race. Fig. 11 represents a top plan view of the anvil carrier detached from the frame. Fig. 12 represents a perspective view of manually operative means for varying the spacing of the hook setting elements. Fig. 13 represents a perspective view of one of the adjustable hook-sustaining plates with its supporting mechanism. Fig. 14 represents a vertical cross section in a plane from front to rear through one of the hook-sustaining plates, including the c0- operative anvil and a portion of the hookdistributing plunger. Fig. 15 represents a vertical sect-ion through the anvil carrier in a plane indicated in Fig. 11 by the line -15-15. Fig. 16 represents a vertical section of the clutch mechanism by which the setting mechanism is driven. Fig. 17 represents a horizontal section through the clutch mechanism shown by Fig. 16. F ig. 18 represents a top plan view ot the upper end of the hook raceway.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts wherever they occur.

The mechanism Jfor inserting and clenching the hooks will be described first in pretterenee to the mechanism for distributing the hooks to the setting mechanism, inasmuch as the setting mechanism and distributing mechanism are operated in the order recited when the machine is set in operation. The setting mechanism comprises a plurality of hook-sustaining plates which are arranged substantially radially with reference to a commonl center. Above the hook-sustaining plates is a plurality of anvils which are mounted upon a carrier, the carrier being movable vertically toward and from the hook-sustaining plates for the purpose of etfecting the insertion and clenching of the y hooks supported by said plates. Thev plates 'themselves are not movable toward and has been perfdrmed. The hook-sustaining plates are otherwise movable laterally with relation to the setting movements of the anvils, for the purpose of varying the spaces between the hooks, and the anvils themselves are likewise movable 'laterally of their setting movement for the purpose of coperating with the hook-sustaining plates in varyingv the spacing of the hooks.

The frame of the machiney comprises a base 2O and upper structure 21upon which the several mechanisms hereinafter described are mounted. l The hook-sustaining plates are indicated at 22 and theanvils which coperate therewith are indicated at 23. Each hook-sustaining plate is mounted in the manner best shown by Figs. 13 and 14. The plate is mounted upon a` block 24 which is provided witlguides 25'in which the plate is adapted to slide, so that it may be retracted from the hook upon the completlon of a setting operation. The supporting block 24 is formed upon or otherwise secured to a slide 26. The several slides 26 are arranged in guides 27 formed in the forward part 28 of the frame. The several guides 27 are arranged radially with reference to a common center, as shown by Fig. 6. ln this embodiment of the invention there are tour of such slides 26, but the number may be varied it more or less hooks are required for a shoe. Each slide 26is provided with teeth 29 constitut ing a rack. The several slides are positioned in their guides 27 by pinions 30 which coperate with the rack teeth 29. As shown by Fig. 14, the teeth oitl the pinions 30 are formed on cylindric members 31 which are suitably mounted in hearings in the portion 28 of the frame. Each member 31 is provided with a second' pinion, the teeth ofwhich are indicated at .32. The "teeth 32 are engaged by teeth 33 formed upon a segmental har 3st whose curvature is concentric with reference to the axis from which the guides 27 radiate. When the segmental har is moved in one direction or the other, the several slides 26 are moved ra- 'dially toward or from their common center, and in this Way the spacing of the several hook-sustaining plates is varied. Similar mechanism for simultaneously adjusting the anvils 23 is hereinafter explained.

The blocks 24 upon which the hook plates 22 are mounted are cut away, as shown b v Fig 14, for the reception of the heads of maceta l the 'hooks a: and for the reception of pivoted retaining members 35 for engaging the heads of the hooks to prevent their dislodgment from the plates 22. Each block 'A 1s taining member 35 to vpress said member into engagement with a hook. The several plates 22 are reciprocated in their guides 25 by bell-crank levers o7. The levers 37 are mounted in the slides 26 by means of fulcrum pins 38. rlhe upper end of each lever 37 occupies a hole formed in its respective plate 22. The several plates 22 are normally held in hook-supporting position. by springs 39 which act upon the lower arms of the bell-crank levers 37. Retraction of the plates is eii'ected by a plunger 40 at the upper end of which is a head 41 of sufficient area to engage all the bell-crank levers 37 in whatsoever position the said le-V vers may be adjusted.

The phmger 40 is vertically movable in a bearing in the portion 28 of the frame. 'lhe lower end of the plunger is connected by a link 10" with an operating lever 42. (See Fig. 1). The lever l2 is mounted upon Va fulcrumstud 43 and is provided with a cam roll 4l at its rear end. The cam roll is arranged to be engaged by a cam 45 aflixed upon a main power shaft 46. A spring 47 connected to the forward end of the lever 42 normally depresses-the plunger 40 and holds the roll 41 against the cam 45.t

The several anvils23 are aflixed in Se arate adjustable holdersirS, asshown by ig. 15. Each holder is formed with a horizontal extension 49 which constitutes a. slide. The several slides are arranged in guides v50 formed in the lower surface of a vertically movable carrier 51. The guides 50"are ar ranged radiallywith reference to the sameA axis from which the guides 27 radiate. The

',slides 49` .are providedwith rack teeth 52 a5 avhich are engaged by pinions 53. The teeth of the pinions 53 are formed on cylindric membexs 5l which have suitable bearing in the carrier 51. Alach member 54 has a Sec- -ond .set of teeth 55 constituting lanother pinion. V'lhc pinions are engaged by the teeth 56,01 a segmental bar 57. The bar 57 isconnected, as shown by Fig. 12, Withvthe segmental bar 3l so that the two'bars may be moved in unison. ne end of each bar projects bevond the member in which it has ils bearing. The. projecting end of the bar 3l is connected by a link 58 with an arm 59 allixetl upon a rock shaft 60. The projecting -pared for their reception.

`of slides being adapted to impart equal movement to all the slides. Illhelever 63 is provided with a latch 64 which is adapted to' coperate with a notched sector 65,' shown by F ig. 4, whereby the several slides. are locked in the desired positions. The rock shaft 60 is mounted in suitable'bear- -ings in the frame 21, as shown by Fig. 4.

In order to provide for vertical movement of the segmental bar 57 when the carrier 51 is reciprocated, the link 61 is provided with an elongated pin 61a which extends through the segmental bar 57 and upon which the said bar may slide.

The anvil carrier 51 is provided with a. plunger 66 which is ada ted to slide vertically in a suitable guide 6 at the upper part ofthe frame. The plunger and its guide are preferably angularY in cross section, as shown by Fig. 11, vfor the purpose of preventing rotative movement of the carrier about the axis of its plunger. The upper lever 69. The lever is mounted upon a fulcrum stud 70 supported by the frame. The

rear end of the lever is connected with an adjustable connecting rod 71, the lower end of which is provided with an eccentric strap 72 engaging an eccentric 73 on the shaft 46. The work is supported in position to receive a set of lacing hooks by a yielding plate 74. (See Figs. 1 and 14). The plate is provided with a number of pins 7 5 which are'adapted to slide in bearings in a plate 77 aflixed to the portion- 28 of the frame. Each pin 75 is surrounded by a helical spring 78, the severalspringsnormally elevating the late 74 so that its upper surface is slightly a ove the Shanks of the hooks-supported by the plates 22. Y

In ractice, the several plates 22 will be provi ed with hooks, as shown by Fig. 14, when the machine is at rest. The operator may then place an upper in position u on the plate 44 and depress a treadle, not shown) tojstart the operation of the setting mechanism, whereupon the carrier 51 will be depressed. The plate 7 4 is'cut away to ermit the anvils 23 to pass therethrough. he anvils engage the upper surface of the work and press the work upon the Shanks' of the hooks, which are forced through the work without requiring any holes reviously prehe descent of the anvils is continuous, and their upward movement follows immediately upon the completion of the downward movement. At the completion of the downward movement of the anvils, the operating lever 42 is actuated by the cam 45 to raise the plunger 40 and thus effect the retraction of all the plates 22 from the throatsof the hooks. As the anvila` 23 move upwardly, the work with the hooks clenched therein is slightly` raised by lao ' is free to be removed from the machine.

Two of the anvil holders 48 are provided with abutments which act as gages for positioning the work with relation to the hooks prior to the descent of the anvils. These abutments are in the form of pins, indicated at 79. Each pin is aiiixed to a split bushing 80, the bushings being clamped upon the holders 48 by means of screws-81. (See Fig. 11).

Loading mechanism-.HTM lacing hooks :v are supplied bya reservoir 83 of any suitable construction. The reservoir shown by Fig. 1 contains a rotative elevator 84 of well known construction. The hooks which are lifted by the several blades of the elevator descend 'by gravity through an opening 85 in the Wall of the reservoir. The reservoir is provided with a short section 86 of raceway with which the blades of the elevator register successively. This section of the raceway is fixed and serves merely to conduct the hooks fromthe elevator to a main raceway 87 which is movable.y The raceway 87 is affixed at the upper end of an oscillatory carrier 88 mounted in a suitable bearing in the frame, as shown by Figs. 2, 3 and 5. The lower end of the racevfayis shown best by Figs to 10. The carrier 88 has at its upper end a groove which constitutes a bearing for a reciprocatory hook slide 89. The axis of the carrier 88 is coincident with the axis from which the slides 26 and 49 radiate. The slide 89 is arranged to move transversely of said axis toward and from the hook-sustaining plates. (See Fig. 6). As shown by this figure, the slide 89 is in alinement with one of the hook-sustaining plates and is retracted therefrom. The operating mechanism by which the slide 89 is reciprocated causes the slide to move toward the hook-'sustaining plate to carry a hook from the lower end of the racewayto the plate. rThe slide is then retracted to the position shown, after which the carrier 88 is moved about its axis so as to cause the slide 89 to register with the next hook-sustaining plate. 'lhe hook slide is then reciprocated to transfer a hook to the second plate, after which the carrier 88 is again oscillated to cause the slide 89 to register with the next hook-sustaining plate, and so on until the slide has transferred hooks one by one to each of the hook-sustaining plates.

The operating mechanism illustrated for reciprocating the slide 89 is shown by Figs. 1 and 2. The slide is provided with teeth 90 which are engaged b v a gear 91 aiiixed to a shaft 92 mounted in bearings in the upper end of the carrier 88. A. pinion 03 aiixed to the shaft 92 engages a rack bar 94 which is mounted to slide vertically in the carrier 88. Yielding connection between the rack bar 94C and an operating lever 95 is made by a plunger 96 and a compression spring 97. The lower end of the plunger 96 is connected with the operating lever in such manner as to provide for limiting oscillatorymovement of the carrier 88 about its axis. The lever is mounted upon a fulcrum stud 98 and is provided with a cam roll 99 which coperates with a cam 100 on a secondary shaft 101. The cam is adapted to impart to the slide 89 suiiicient movement to reach the hook-sustaining plates when the latter are farthest from the raceway, and the extensible connection comprising the rack bar 941 plunger 96 and spring 97 is adapted to compensate for shorter movements of the slide when the latter is limited by the hook-sustaining plates intheir closer'relation to the raceway.

The carrier 88 is oscillated by the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 1, i and 5. The carrier is provided with a gear segment 102 which is engaged by the teeth of a rack bar 103. The rack bar is provided with a roll 101 which is engaged by a cam 105 aliixed upon the shaft- 101. The shape of the cam 105 is such aste project the rack bar 103 intermittent/ly in one direction and to retract it continuously in the opposite direction to effect the step-by-step turning of the carrier 88 from its initial position and to return it to said position after having caused the slide 89 to register successively with the several hook-sustaining plates. The hooks a: slide from the lower end of the raceway 87 to a raceway extension 106. This extension (see Figs. 7, 8,7 9 and 10) is connected by a pivot stud 107 With bracket 108 ailixed to the raceway 87. The free end of the extension 106 is normally held in alinement with the raceway 87 by a spring 109, as shown by Fig. G. A hook sliding upon the extension 106 is positioned in the line of the slide 89 b v a shoulder 110 formed upon the extension.. The slide 89 is provided with a hook carrier which comprises a supporting member 111 and a positioning member 112. (See Fig. 8.) The member 112 is forked whereby it provides two lingers adapted to straddlethe tubular portion ci' the hook to hold the hook in the desired position upon the supporting member 111. The member 111 is provided with a notch, as shown by Fig. 7, for the purpose of receiving the hook-retaining member located under the hook-sustaining plate 22. When the slide 89 is projected toward a hook-sustaining plate, the hook-carrying members lll and 112 grasp the hook supported by the extension 106 and displace the extension to the position shown by Figs. 8 and 10. ln this way the hook is removed from the free end of the extension, and the mouth ot the raceway 87 is closed by the slide 8i'. rl`he slide is immediately retracted after havingr carried the hook to a sustaining plate, the hook being detached from the carrier by the retainlng member 35.

The initial position of the hook-distributing mechanism is that shown by Figs. 1. 4 and 6. In this position the upper end of the raceway 87 is in alinement with the fixed raceway section 86, as shown by Fi s. 4 and 18. A yielding stop 113 is provided for preventing hooks from dropping from the section 86 when the raeway 87 is out of register. The stop member is automatically retracted from hook-engaging position when the raceway 87 returns to the position shown by Figs. 4 and 18. The retraction of the stop member is effected by a linger 114 a'lixed to the raceway 87. i

Clutch mechanism-The shaft 46 by which the setting mechanism is o erated is driven independently of the sha t 101 by which the loading mechanism is operated. The shaft 46 is driven by'a pulley 115, and the shaft 101 is driven by a pulley 116. The pulleys are driven continuously and are initially free to rotate without driving their respective shafts. Clutch mechanism for driving the shaft 46 is shown by Figs. 16 and 17. The hub of the pulley 115 contains a bushing 117 in which is mounted a sliding clutch member 118. The inner end of the member 118 is adapted to engage any one of a plurality of projections 119 carriedby the pulley. The outer end of the member 118 is provided with ahead 120 of the shape shown best by Fig. 17. The head 120 is adapted to coperate in a well known manner with a starting rod 121. mounted in suitable bearings so as to be movable toward and from the shaft and is normally1 projected toward the shaft by a spring 122. When the end of the starting rod is in the position shown by Fig. 16, it is adapted to be engaged by the head 120. The clutch member 1,18, as shown-by the drawings, is in driving engagement with one of the projections 119, and the shaft 46 is presumably rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow. The head 120 is provided with an inclined -face 123 which will engage the upper end of the starting rod 121. The coaction of the face 123 with the rod i effects retraction of the member 118 from engagement with the projection 119, and

-the rotation of the head 120 is arrested by The rod is -shown in the path of the head 120. rlihis mechanism disconnects the clutch and stops the notation of the shaft at the end of one revolution. The shaft 46 not only drives the setting mechanism, but it controls the clutch by whlch the shaft 101 is driven.

As shown by Fig. 4, the hub of the pulley 116 contains a bushing' 127 in which is mounted a sliding clutch member 128. The member 128 is adapted to engage any one of a plurality of projections 129 carried by the hub ofthe pulley. The outer end of the clutch member 128 is provided with a head 130 similar to the head 120. The head 130 is adapted to be engaged by a starting pin 131 which is normally held in the path of the head by a spring 132. The head is formed with an inclined face 133 which coacts with the pin 131 to effect the retraction of the clutch member 128. rThe member 128 is normally thrust into operative position by spring tension means similar to that illustrated by Fig. 17, and the clutch is controlled in the same manner as the clutch for the shaft 46. excepting that the starting pin is moved automatically instead of manually. The shaft 46 carries a disk 140 which is provided with a cam portion 141. The starting pinv131 is provided with' a projection 142 which is adapted to be engaged by the cam portion'141 to effect the retraction of the pin. The cam portion 141 is so arranged as to act upon the projection 142 an instant before the shaft 46 is disconnected from its driving pulley,with theresult that the clutch for the loading mechanism is operatively connected at the time when the clutch for the setting mechanism is disconnected. The

starting pin 131 is released by the cam portion 141 before the shaft 46 comes to rest, and the starting pin 131 is therefore restored by zits spring 132 toA such position as to effect bers, a plurality of anvils adapted to cooperate therewith to set a plurality of hooks inone operation, said supporting members and anvils being laterally movable for varying the spacing of the hooks, and means connectin said supporting members and anvils where y they may all be adjusted radi -lly toward and from a common am's to e'ect the desired spacing.

2. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members,.a plurality of anvils ada ted to cooperate therewith to set a plurahty of hooks in one operation, said su porting members and anvils being movab e laterally in divergent paths to vary the spacing of the hooks, and means connecting said supporting members and anvils whereby they may G ifi-Nyo@ all be caused to traverse their diver ent paths in unison to eiiect the desired spacing.

3. A machine for setting lacing hooks,`

comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members, a plurality of anvils adapted to cooperate therewith to seta plurality of hooks in one operation, said supporting members and anvils being laterally. movablefor varying the spacing of the hooks, and means for moving said supporting members edgewise hooks, said supports and anvils being mov' able to vary the spacing of the hooks, oper-- ating members on said supports for retracting said plates edgewise from the hooks after a setting operation, and means adapt-` ed to coact with said operating members in whatsoever position they are adjusted to actuate them for the purpose specified.

5. A machine forl set ing' lacing hooks, comprising two supports one of which is movable toward and from the other, said supports having divergent guides, ftwo sets of slides arranged in said guides', hook-supporting lates on the slides of one set, anvils on the s ides of the other set, said plates and anvils being adapted to coact to set a plurality of hooks, and means connecting `the slides of both sets for moving them in unison in their yguides to vary the spacing of the hooks.

6. A machinefor setting lacing hooks, comprising two supports, one of which is movable toward and from the other, a' plurality of hook-supporting members movably mounted upon one of said supports, a plurality of anvils movably mounted upon the other support, said supports having divergent guides whereby said hook-sup orting members and said anvils are guided) laterally with reference to their operating movement, and means for adjusting the several hook-supporting members and anvils in their Rides.

7. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising hook-settin mechanism, mechanism for loading sai setting mechanism with hooks ready for insertion in the Work, automatic means for stopping said setting mechanism, and means operated by said setting mechanism for rendering said loading mechanism active when said setting mechanism is stopped.

8. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising hook-setting mechanism, mechanism for loading said setting mechanism with hooks ready for insertion in the Work, disconnectible driving means for said setting mechanism, disconnectible driving means for said loading mechanism, automatic means for disconnecting said first driving means, and means actuated by said first driving means'for coupling said second driving means to drive the loading mechanism when the setting means is disconnected. 9, A machine for s etting lacing hooks, comprising hook-settin mechanism, mechanism for loading sai setting mechanism with hooks. ready for linsertion in the work, disconnectible ldrivin means for said setting mechanism. dlsconnectible driving means for said loading mechanism, automatic -means for disconnecting said rst drivin means at the end of o'ne cycle, and contro ling means actuated by said {irst drivin means for effecting the connection of sai second driving means when the first driving means has completed one cycle, said controlling means being adapted to disconnect said second driving means at the end of a cycle. 10. A' machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members, a hook reservoir, a hook raceway movable to operative relation with first one and thenl another of lsaid hook-supporting members, said raceway being adapted to register, in lone position, with said reservoir to receive hooks therefrom, and means for transferring hooks, one at a time, from said raceway to said hook-supporting members. 11. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting vmembers and anvils for inserting a plurality of hooks in one operation, and means for placing hooks one at a time in operative position upon said hook-supporting members. lf2. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members and anvils -for inserti'ng a plurality of hooks in one operation, a hook carrier adapted to deposit hooks one at a time upon the several hook-sup orting members. and means for supplying lliooks to said carrier.'

13. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-,supporting members and anvils for inserting a plurality of hooks in one operation, said hook-supporting members and anvils being laterali)1 adjustable for varying the spacing of the hooks, a hook carrier adapted to deposit hooks one at `a time upon' the several sup.- porting members in their various adjusted positions. and means for supplying hooks to said carrier.

14. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members and anvils for inserting a plurality oi hooks in one operation, a hook raceway, and a hook carrier adapted to take hooks llG one at a time from said raceway and deposit them'on the several hook-supporting members.

15. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members and anvils disposed about an axis, said' members and anvils being adjustable toward and from said axis in divergent paths to vary the spacing of the hooks, a hook raceway arranged so that its delivery end is adjacent said axis; a 'hook carrier movable about said axis and movable transversely thereof for taking hooks one by one from said racew'ay and depositing them on said hook-supporting members, and yielding means adapted to impart maximum hook-carrying movement to said carrier, and t0 yield ivhe'n the movement of the carrier is limited by the hook-supporting members.

16. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising setting mechanism, a raeeway for hooks, a carrier for carrying ahook to the setting mechanism, and a movable mem ber adapted to receive a hook from vthe race- Way and hold the hook in position to be taken by said carrier, said movable member being adapted to be displaced from hookreceiving position by said carrier.

17. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising setting mechanism, a carrier adapted to carry a hook to said mechanism, a hook raceway the end of which is arranged to deliver a hook in the path of said carrier and to be closed by said carrier, and a movable member adapted to register with the end of the racewayto receive a hook and support it in the path of said carrier, said movable member being adapted to move out of the path of said carrier to permit the carrier to move to the setting mechanism.

18. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising setting mechanism` a hook raceway, a. spng-tensioned member adapted normally to register with the end of the raceway to receive a hook therefrom and support the hook, and a, reciprocatory hook carrier adapted to take the hook from said spring tensioned member to the setting mechanism.

19. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising setting mechanism, .a hook racevvay, and a carrier for supporting and carrying a hook from the raceway to the setting mechanism, said carrier comprisingl a support adapted to engage'the head of a.y hook, and a coperative members adapted to straddle and engage the tubular shank of the hook. the shank engaging surfaces of said members being substantially parallelvto the carrying movement of said carrier.

20. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising two sup orts one of which is, movable toward an from the other, said Asupports having divergent guides extending supports, slides movable in said guides, co-

operative hook-setting devices on said slides, said-slides having `gear teeth. rotatable toothed members engaging the teeth of said slides, and means for operatingfsaid rotatable toothed members to adjust said slides.

21. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising two supports one of which is movable toward' and from the other, said supports having divergent guides extending transversely to the relative movement of the supports, slides movable in said guides, cooperative hook-setting devices on said slides, said slides having gear teeth, two toothed racks mounted respectively ou said supports, rotatable toothed gears for transmitting movement from said racks to said slides, and means for positioning said racks to adjust said hook-setting devices.

QQ. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a support, a plurality of slides thereon.

hooksupporting members movably mounted on said slides, hoolesetting devices adapted to cooperate with said hoolesupporting members, said slides and said hook-setting devices being adjustable laterally for varyingr the spacing of the hooks, means on said slides for reti-acting said hook-supporting members from the hooks. and means for operating said retracting means.

23. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a plurality of hoolesupporting members and anvils adjustable in divergent paths to vary the spacing of the hooks. a hook carrier adaptedto deposit hooks one at a time upon the several hook-supporting members. and means for supplying hooks to said carrier.

Q4. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a plurality of hook-supporting members and anvi1s adjustable in divergent paths to var v the spacing of the hooks, a hook carrier adapted to deposit hooks one at a time -upon the several hook-supporting members. means tor operating said carrier, said means having provisions for varying the movement ot said carrier to compensate for different adjustments of said hook-supporting members, and means for supplying hooks to said carrier.

25. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a reciprocatory hook carrier. means for supplying hooks to said carrier. a plurality of hook-supporting members and anvils adjustable in divergent pathsl toward vand Jfrom said carrier. and means for operating said carrier to deposithooks one at a time uponsaid supporting members. said operating' means having provisions for varying the movements of said carrier to compensate for various adjustments of said hook-supporting members. y

26. ln a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook-supporting member. an anvil. a hooksetting device for cooperating with said anvil, and means for carrying a hook from said supporting member to said settingdevice.

27.l In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hooksupporting member, an anvil, a hoolisetting device for coperating with said anvil, means for carrying a hook fromA s aid supporting member to said setting devlce, and a raeeway the delivery end of which is arranged to deliver ashook to said supporting member.

-28. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook-setting device, a hook raceway, a hook-supporting member arranged to receive a hook from the delivery end of said raceway, and a hook carrier movable transversely of the delivery end of said racevvay for carrying a hook from said supportlng member to said setting device.

29. In a machine for settinglacing hooks, a hook-setting device, a -hook vracevvay, a hooksupport arranged to receivea hook from the delivery end of said raceway, 'said hook support being adapted to support a hook. by occupying the throat of the hook, and a hook carrier movable between said support and said delivery end for carrying a hook from said support to said setting device, said support being displaceable to enable said carrier to perform its carrying movement.

30. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, coperative hook-setting devices, a hook raceway, a pivotally mounted hook-supporting member whose free end is adapted to abut against the delivery end ofv said raceway in position to receive a hook therefrom, and a hook carrier movable between the raceway and hook-supporting member, said carrier being adapted to detach a hook from said supporting member and carry the hook to one of said setting devices.

31. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, coperative hook setting devices,- a hook raceway, a movable hook-supporting member adapted to register with the delivery end of the raceway to receive a hook therefrom, a carrier adapted to detach the hook from said supporting member and carry the hook to one of said setting devices, and means for positioning thehook on said supporting memberwith relation to said carrier.

32. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, coperative hooksetting devices, a hook raceway, a movable hook-supporting member adapted to register with the delivery end of the raceway to receive a hook therefrom, and a c arrier adapted to detach the hook from said supporting member andcarry the hook one of said setting devices, said supporting member having an abutment for positionlng the hook with relation to said carrler.

33. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a plurality of anvils and cooperative setting devices, a 'hook'V raeeway, a hook-supporting member' adapted to receive hooks from said raceway, and means for detaching hooks from said supporting member and depositing the hooks on said setting devices.

34.-. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a plurality of anvils and coperative hooksetting devices, a heel: raceway, a hook-supporting member adapted tol receive hooks from said raceway, a hook carrier, and means for moving saidcarrier from said hook-supporting member to each of said setting devices vin turn` said carrier being adapted vto detach hooks from said supporting member and deposit them on said setting devices. i

35. A machine for setting fasteners, having, in combination, means .for feeding fasteners, a gang of fastener-carrying devices, y

and means arranged and operated to transfer fasteners one afterI another from said,

. feeding means to said carrying devices successively.

` 36. A machine for setting fasteners, having, in combination, a gang of fastener-setting devices, and mechanism arrangedmto supply fasteners to said devices successively,

said mechanism being adapted to be set inl operation automatically and to come to rest automatically after all said deviceshave been supplied.

37. A machine fdr setting fasteners, having in combination, means for feeding fasteners, a gang of fastener-carrying devices, and means constructed and arranged to transfer to said devices one after another from-said feeding means, a fastener for each of said devices.

38. A machine for setting fasteners, having in combination, a gang of setting devices, and mechanism constructed and arranged to supply to said devices one after another, a fastener for each device, said mechanism being constructed and arranged to be set in operation automatically and to come to rest automatically after all of said devices have been supplied. 39. A machine for setting lacing hooks, comprising a plurality of hook-supporting members and anvils for inserting a plurality of `hooks in one operation,v and means for placing in operative position on said hook supporting members one after another, a hook for each supporting member.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature, 1n presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW RAICHE. Witnesses:

JOHN E. Povar, W. P. Annu.. 

